. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/BHR/95 
6 October 2010 
 (10-5093) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Section, Ministry of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Canned baby food (ICS Code:  67.230) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Canned Baby Food  Language:  English  Number of 
pages:  8   
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulati on concerns canned baby food 
intended primarily for use during the normal in fant's weaning period (from 6 months), and 
also for the progressive adaptation of infants a nd children to ordinary food in conformity 
with the description in this Standard, defin itions, requirements, packaging and storage, 
labelling, sampling, and testing methods. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) CAC 73-1989  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/BHR/95 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 December 2010 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq 
Head Domestic Food Control Ministry of Health P.O. Box 12 - Manama 
Kingdom of Bahrain 
Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 E-mail:  PHD@health.gov.bh Website:  http://www.moh.gov.bh
 
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Mr Mohammed Alhaddaq 
Head Domestic Food Control 
Ministry of Health P.O. Box 12 - Manama Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:  +(973) 1727 3683 
Fax:  +(973) 1727 9253 
E-mail:  PHD@health.gov.bh Website:  http://www.moh.gov.bh